FLORHAM PARK — Trumaine Johnson, the Jets’ top cornerback, said he should be back on the field soon as he recovers from a quadriceps injury.

But Johnson, who signed a five-year, $72.5 million free-agent contract in March, says his massive deal doesn't put extra pressure on him to return to the lineup quickly.

“No, not at all,” Johnson said. “With this injury, it’s a freakish injury and the position I play, I want to go out there and definitely help my team win. With the position I play I’ve got to be out there at least with a good percentage of [health].”

Clearly, Johnson won’t be getting back on the field until he’s close to full strength.

Johnson suffered the injury in practice three weeks ago. He said the injury happened while he was doing “everyday drills.”

“It’s definitely a frustrating thing to not be out there,” Johnson said. “I want to [be]. But it’s a daily process, and I feel better daily.”

Johnson said that he’s “most definitely” close to returning, but he did not practice on Wednesday. He has yet to participate in any practice since suffering the injury on Oct. 4, the Thursday before the win over the Broncos.

“Most definitely [it’s tough], but injuries are part of the game,” Johnson said. “It’s not my first time getting injured, and our strength and training staff they’re doing a hell of a job trying to get me back out there as soon as possible.”

Johnson injured the same leg, in the same spot, during a game late in the 2015 season when he was playing for the St. Louis Rams. That injury cost him two games.

Before suffering the injury, Johnson struggled in his first four games with the Jets. He had a few costly penalties early in the season. And in his most recent game, Week 4 against Jacksonville, Donte Moncrief absolutely torched Johnson for a 67-yard touchdown.

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Donte Moncrief (10) runs for a 67-yard touchdown on a pass play in front of New York Jets cornerback Trumaine Johnson (22) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)(Photo: The Associated Press)

Add in the injury, and it hasn’t exactly been a great start for Johnson, who got $34 million from the Jets — the third-highest guarantee in franchise history behind Darrelle Revis ($39 million in 2015) and Muhammad Wilkerson ($37 million in 2016).

It’s unclear if Johnson will be ready to play against the Bears on Sunday — missing Wednesday’s practice was not a promising sign. But Johnson insisted that this injury wasn’t serious and won’t require any sort of surgery, during or after the season.

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Injury report

There was some good news on the Jets' injury report Wednesday. But also plenty of reason for concern.

We'll start with the optimistic stuff: Marcus Maye, who was expected to miss several weeks with a broken thumb, returned to practice on a limited basis after missing only one game. Coach Todd Bowles was non-committal about his chances for playing Sunday.

Buster Skrine, who missed the last two games with a concussion, also returned to practice on a limited basis. But Bowles said Skrine is still in the league's concussion protocol.

Meanwhile, Isaiah Crowell, who been limited in practice each of the last two weeks with an ankle/foot injury, practiced fully.

It's still too early in the week for alarm. There's a chance Claiborne, Anderson, Beachum and Long were just getting some veteran rest. But it bears watching, especially if they're not back at practice Thursday.